12-26-14 - On
shunryusuzuki.comthere
are now 143 suggested edited versions of the verbatim transcripts for
those who want an alternative to the raw material.

In the New
Search Form, the Suggested Edited Version link follows the
Transcript link which defaults to the verbatim version.

In the Compact List, the chart, there is now a column for
Suggested Edited Version which applies only to the lectures with
verbatim transcripts identified as V Transcript in the Transcript
column which defaults to the verbatim whereas those not identified as
verbatim in that column are previously selected edited versions for
lectures with no surviving audio to be checked against.

This chart shows what transcripts are
in our archive and how they are presented on shunryusuzuki.com

Some people prefer to read the more heavily edited versions in books,
some prefer the verbatim versions where available. Some prefer the
versions lightly edited for readability which are all indicated as
suggested edited versions in these presentations.

The chart shows what the different types of edited versions are and
which ones are default transcripts and which are the 143 suggested edited
versions of the verbatim lectures. It also shows which verbatim lectures
have no other version.

Originally shunryusuzuki.com made available all the audio for Shunryu
Suzuki lectures and only the transcript collection from the 2002 project
which focused on creating verbatim transcripts from the audio. There were
315 transcripts, 229 of them verbatim Other transcripts were added as we found them until now
there are 410 transcripts. Over twenty of those came from audio that had
not been transcribed mainly due to its poor quality. The chart shows the source of the transcripts added - light edited from the verbatim
versions, earlier transcriptions, from Wind Bells, from film.